NYC Pre-Kindergarten Application Deadline LoomingNYC Pre-Kindergarten Application Deadline. The Department of Education (DOE) is switching to an online application tool for families whose children will attend kindergarten next fall (a child born in 2009 is eligible to start kindergarten in September 2014).  The application process began in January.  The new single application is designed to allow parents to rank their options in order of preference, with zones and admissions priorities remaining unchanged. All families, including those of students with disabilities and current pre-k students, should submit an application. Admission is not first come, first served. All applications received by the deadline are treated the same.

UPDATE: New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced that in order to give families additional time to apply to kindergarten the Department is extending the deadline from Friday February 14, 2014 to until Thursday, February 20, 2014.  Parents of children who turn five years old this year are eligible to apply. To help families narrow down schools of interest, hardcopy directories are available at elementary schools and enrollment offices, as well as online here (www.nyc.gov/schools/ChoicesEnrollment/Elementary/Resources).

Through February 14, February 20th, you can apply:

Deadline to Apply: February 14th

FiDi Families Insiders: For specific questions, please contact Linda Lumpkin at 212- 356-3915 or LLumpkin@schools.nyc.gov

For more information, please visit http://www.schools.nyc.gov